The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the game between Lincoln City and AFC Wimbledon in League One.
Lincoln City host AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday, October 19 for the game at Sincil Bank, and the match carries a 19:45 kick-off.
Referee: Paul Howard.
Assistants Referees: Alan Clayton and Wayne Grunnill.
Fourth Official: Trevor Kettle.
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This will be the first time that Paul Howard has been the man in the middle for a match involving Lincoln City, and also his first match in charge of a match involving The Dons.
Paul Howard: 2021/22 Stats:
10/08/21: Crawley Town 2-2 Gillingham (EFL Cup) – 2 yellow cards
14/08/21: Bristol Rovers 0-2 Stevenage (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
17/08/21: Port Vale 0-0 Carlisle United (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
21/08/21: Shrewsbury Town 0-3 Plymouth Argyle (League One) – 3 yellow cards
31/08/21: Wycombe Wanderers 1-3 Aston Villa U21s (EFL Trophy) – 3 yellow cards
04/09/21: Mansfield Town 1-3 Harrogate Town (League Two) – 8 yellow cards and 2 red cards
18/09/21: Cheltenham Town 1-0 Oxford United (League One) – 3 yellow cards
21/09/21: Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Morecambe (League One) – 3 yellow cards
25/09/21: Cambridge United 2-2 Fleetwood Town (League One) – 1 yellow card
09/10/21: Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Swindon Town (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 10 — Yellow Cards: 30 — Red Cards: 2
Paul Howard was the man in the middle for 29 matches last season, showing a total of 81 yellow cards and 3 red cards.
He was most card happy in the League One encounter between Charlton Athletic and Northampton Town, which finished 2-1 to the hosts. He showed 6 yellow cards.
Howard oversaw a total of 14 matches during the 2019/20 season. During that season, he showed 35 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
He produced 5 cards on two occasions during that season, both of which were in the Conference: Dover Athletic 2-1 Wrexham (4 yellow cards and 1 red card) and Woking 0-2 Sutton United (5 yellow cards).
During the 2018/19 season, Howard took in 20 matches, showing 64 yellow cards and 3 red cards.
In the Conference match between Sutton United and Hartlepool United (2-2), he showed 6 yellow cards.
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
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